Vital signs - Frank Tuner
Tabbed by Sean O'Reilly
This may not be 100% but seeing as there's no other tab available for this song,
it'll have to do. It'll give you a rough guide to it anyway.
Standard Tuning
EADGBe
The main riff is based around a B5 chord I think
e |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
A |--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-|
E |--------------------|
The high e and b strings are left open for the F#, G#m and A, this is done by playing
route of the chord with your thumb.
[F#] [G#m] [A]
e |--0----0----0---|
B |--0----0----0---|
G |--3----4----6---|
D |--4----6----7---|
A |--4----6----7---|
E |--2----4----5---|
Intro: B5(Main Riff)
Verse 1:
[B5]This country is my canvas
I leave paint trails as I go.
I'm painting a [E]picture
That you can only [F#]see from outer space.[B5]
[B5]My bedroom is your sofa,
I take my breakfast on the train.
Riff) G#m[E][F#]
I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste.
Chorus:
I'll be dead but never [A]dying, and I say that with a [E]smile
It's just my way of [G#m]trying to be aliiv[F#]e.
Verse 3:
[B5]Well I'll never get to grey hair
And I'll never be in the black,
E F# B5(Main Riff)
But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream.
[B5]Dreaming is a luxury,
Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep.
I'll stop when I'm [E]finished,
F# B5(Main Riff) G#m
And sleep is for the weak.
Chorus:
I'll be dead but never [A]dying, and I say that with a [E]smile
It's just my way of [G#m]trying to be aliiv[F#]e.
Heaven's in the h[A]alf light, and that's where I [E]reside,
I got a w[G#m]hiskey and a wry smile
I check my vital[B] signs.
Bridge:
And when I'm [F#]gone,
The world revolves, and life goes o[A]n,
So mark no grave,
[A]Forget[G#m] my n[F#]ame.[A]
A G#m F#(Let Ring)
If the song remains
And everybody's got a drink and a smile,
Well, that's just fine by me yea[F#]h.
Chorus:
Heaven's in the h[A]alf-light, and that's where I [E]reside,
I got a w[G#m]hiskey and a wry smile
I check my vital[F#] signs.
I'll be dead but never [A]dying, and I say that with a [E]smile
G#m B5(Back to main riff)
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.
Outro: B5(Main Riff)
Tabbed by Sean O'Reilly
This may not be 100% but seeing as there's no other tab available for this song,
it'll have to do. It'll give you a rough guide to it anyway.
Standard Tuning
EADGBe
The main riff is based around a B5 chord I think
e |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
A |--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-|
E |--------------------|
The high e and b strings are left open for the F#, G#m and A, this is done by playing
route of the chord with your thumb.
[F#] [G#m] [A]
e |--0----0----0---|
B |--0----0----0---|
G |--3----4----6---|
D |--4----6----7---|
A |--4----6----7---|
E |--2----4----5---|
Intro: B5(Main Riff)
Verse 1:
[B5]This country is my canvas
I leave paint trails as I go.
I'm painting a [E]picture
That you can only [F#]see from outer space.[B5]
[B5]My bedroom is your sofa,
I take my breakfast on the train.
Riff) G#m[E][F#]
I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste.
Chorus:
I'll be dead but never [A]dying, and I say that with a [E]smile
It's just my way of [G#m]trying to be aliiv[F#]e.
Verse 3:
[B5]Well I'll never get to grey hair
And I'll never be in the black,
E F# B5(Main Riff)
But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream.
[B5]Dreaming is a luxury,
Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep.
I'll stop when I'm [E]finished,
F# B5(Main Riff) G#m
And sleep is for the weak.
Chorus:
I'll be dead but never [A]dying, and I say that with a [E]smile
It's just my way of [G#m]trying to be aliiv[F#]e.
Heaven's in the h[A]alf light, and that's where I [E]reside,
I got a w[G#m]hiskey and a wry smile
I check my vital[B] signs.
Bridge:
And when I'm [F#]gone,
The world revolves, and life goes o[A]n,
So mark no grave,
[A]Forget[G#m] my n[F#]ame.[A]
A G#m F#(Let Ring)
If the song remains
And everybody's got a drink and a smile,
Well, that's just fine by me yea[F#]h.
Chorus:
Heaven's in the h[A]alf-light, and that's where I [E]reside,
I got a w[G#m]hiskey and a wry smile
I check my vital[F#] signs.
I'll be dead but never [A]dying, and I say that with a [E]smile
G#m B5(Back to main riff)
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.
Outro: B5(Main Riff)
